^ This. Id consider it an upgrade. But an SS should also be in your sites. All great cars, cant go wrong either way. However, once you get a taste for v8 power be prepared to upgrade frequently. Just...

This is true. Ive encountered a few rts with my superbee and they held on a lot better then I thought, was well into the triple digits before I would pull away. The same went for some LS3 SS's I ran...

You can search the internet for the slowest 5.7 times all you want, but at the end of the day stock for stock mod for mod the R/T is faster. Even I ran 13.4 in a stock R/T. One v6 Camaro has ever run...

Agreed from a marketing standpoint wouldn't it be worth the extra $400 in better rubber and wheels to market a 10 second car? They spent thousands in upgrading the entire powertrain just to skimp out...